Oblivion or Utopia: The Prospects for Africa - Softcover

Malunga, Chiku

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761849866 ISBN 13: 9780761849865

Verlag: University Press of America, 2009

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Críticas:

Oblivion or Utopia is strong in its portrayal of the effect of knowledge and culture on economic processes. The deficit in knowledge to transform natural resources into wealth is so severe that universities, think tanks and civil society need mobilising across the continent in the use of knowledge as an economic lever. The task he gives these actors is to identify and address economic issues in a language that people understand. The author peppers his works with African proverbs to make sure his point gets home to those he is writing for - the ordinary person in his or her community. The conviction is that "when a critical number of communities on the continent changes, the country changes and eventually the continent changes". This is a bottom-up view of development reflecting the more rooted side of aid efforts. * Development in Practice *

Reseña del editor:

This book explains that efforts to reverse Africa's continuing underdevelopment have failed to date because they have not been consciously aimed at enabling Africa to turn its vast natural resources into wealth; here, Malunga proposes a five step strategy enabling the continent revolutionize and improve the system.

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• Verlag: University Press of America
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0761849866
• ISBN 13: 9780761849865
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 148